Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-16

tHe NAllf044 hAtuDAtstcs Do1 1s0tG1
their intention of eating spas oai Of
The piles 10 a Short time sufiolent TO
vermit the passage OF such craft and
booms Of loss a. might be desired TO
AXE uR 10 the head Of the bsy al pres
sBt. "ihey will pct 10 . draw bridge 81
he uorthWaFd track" said Nj. Drum
"a draw was not expected at the south
gard track. uhere the piles are new
driven"
"why is the span net Pot In a, oneef"
vas asked.
"Ihey aay that their engineer "a away
aud that they could not locate . crop
erly under she eirou instances. 10 viii
DO a truss bridge span and Of Seurse
BGald require the presencs OF "a engi
neer 20 locate il. They cay that they
sant 10 get trains running 10 there -
soon as possible, and 90 they drove the
Jilss clear aoFoss that the temporary
racks may be laid. | think they ART
sclinQ In good faith 10 The matter, saic
MI. Dfuu.
COST OF THE TuALoUoH.
There vas some reference made By
eanilsmAn present to the cost 20 she
som, any OF fuTlOaeh grated TO the
engineer Shich compelled the company
10 drive piles only 10 remove them again
nd TO harry along 9 work tEAt would
enable the company 20 run cars only 20
stop them again while the piles we're
AIKEN out and the truss put IN. Mr.
Drum said, however, that the company
might use the north track With It's draw
sfidRe, when completed, while putting
the truss on the south track, and
again remarked that be believed the
company was acting In good faith.
CHANCES OF rHE uSIVERsITH
Mr.. J. O. Howell, who took sueh
lively interest IN the Methodist URlvsr.
atty matter some time ago. was asked
today how the report that Port Town
iend had secured Il came into elroula
ZION, aRd he declared bis ignoraDos on
that point. Port Townsend made
heir proposition a. We have made ours,
and 10 remains 10 be determined al the
| general conference In August which OF
Ihs many locations bidding for ID shall
| be chosen"
And what was your propositiOuf /"
| Ras asked.
I'VE offered to give them One-third Of
tract Of G55 acres, and she privilege
| u buying another thirt, TeserViEg our
selves third-the tract lying south Of
town"
"And Why these stipulssioas that thsy
5uy third, etcf"
Only thas they might control 10,
ihes want 10 locate q towLsite and
have right 90 govern Il, a. they do in
Illinois, where q young city OF some
thing like 1000 people has grown up
% their property. HoWever, | believe
4 - ..rrH A..
he point north Of toW1. There 10 a
doe view and high healthful location
| 1. II. Page, who recently sold for 81
20 ths 40 Aores bought by afr
Bro0kmAn. the other day, for $4,000
tract TO locate u there, and | supposs
the present owner would do the saae. -
SOMETHING N THE WIND.
Measrs. /. l.. Nixon, W. Is. Kelley.
A. q. BrOkaw aad several other gentle
men left here yesterday morning for
Elleusbafg, on the east side Of the
mountains. simultaneously With their
departure there was current on thf
s,reet a rumos that a company vas be
lng formed here 10 navigate TIE Coium
5ia river from Rock Island nOrthward
INTO the Rig Bend and salmon Fiyei
,onntry. IL Is learned from q gentle
nan recently frcm Ellensburg that The
people Of that city have built a wagon
road 10 within few miles OF Rock Isl-
md and that they intend coceglstin1
q. This road" ssid the Informant,
'is 70 head Of tue Spokane people, whC
are also after the trade OF the people OF
that country, and the Ellensburg folk.
iont intend to be left" Just shss con
lection there IL between the leaving o.
several IaeomAas this morning.; it's 20
NOR that = navigation company was
oeing organiG.d - operate on The Col.
imbia, ana the spparens energy being
sxerted BY the two cities Of the inlano
soantry 10 gei into the Big Bend sec
lan, could ms be learned, sat thai
/ thtss facts in soma manner relAts 10
Zach other IL almost SIRE.
Road 70 HASAToRD VALLEY.
Surveyors are nss 10 the Geld Local
IA an extensson Of shoot etaht Rliies 20
:ae Olympia 4 CGehAlis Valley kA'i
toad, tie naFroU gauge road now
operated betweea Tenino and olympia,
4 sbish J. W. SpTaGue Is Prssiden,
sad PRINCIPAL oaneF. The extension il
'Of the purpose Of tapping The coal
nsasaFes u HAnafard Valley. Claims
ave bseu located year after year 10 this
aectiOu by poor PROSECUTORS and as reg
ilaFly they have forfeited ihem whek
he tins came for mh king iaal purchass
from TIRE Governsseat. General ;. FaEae
Robert Mlpgale SAD one o. toe others,
aoNoveF. oSn ssyeral quarter sections
u the b q, lsEd, tAytsz purchased them
fFOn tie GsvaFnueul several years ago
lt 10 understood that tie contemplated
extension Of the nArr0w esr2e lice Is
tor the purposs Of oPenlns az these q ..
velas
About tWa years AGO Joseph HayWet,
: mining txreFt In eonpasy With ahoog
a sessn paFtEsrs located = quarter zee
ion each 81 asiainins coal Isndf. Mr.
HasWtll weut 10 SAa Francisco, formed
company sEd reformed With the
aveWed parpsse %
svunEN0 A AAfLRoAD
From the coal nald % Olympia. Ser
Vsycrs uVrx eut 10 tie 6sla and . tine
uas lasAted aud fone rncEey sxgeudsc
70 scare righs Of say. etc. NJ. Has
yell however. did not live 10 zee she
Sansannatisn % his veil eel plans. In
tie uiass 81 his endeayeTs and iasi a.
be ThoaRht 10 FeAltFs bis foadsa arsar
De was barred 10 his last account Al
The tine 81 bis 6eatA &c Was attendlER
te bis Olssee duties and While IN tie sss
% drawing a gail % water fran a fau
ees Ia Woii'a bakery IL thia sity. fs.l
dead. sspgassa 10 have been tie fesu.t
o. heAFt disease.
NJ. Hasvell created no snAn ssir 81
another tiae. In the hope 81 gratifying
bis loESinS fos eoal niEs be located. /
viii tares etksrs. tie school aesilaa
ust sosih % tie city and Withia Z nila [
frs@ tie basi1ess street % IaeonA.